Install a Theme from the WordPress Repository

Install a theme from the WordPress repository

The WordPress repository contains thousands of free themes you can use on your site, and is accessible directly from your WordPress dashboard. Here’s how to install your theme from the WordPress repository.

 Note: If you're not sure which theme you want to install, you can browse the WordPress repository and preview any themes you like. Use the Feature Filter option to narrow down the search. If you want to use a theme that is not listed in the WordPress repository, install it by uploading the .zip file.

1. Sign in to WordPress
2. In the left-side menu, select Appearance and then Themes.
3. Select Add New.
   
4. In the Search themes bar, enter the name of the theme you want to install.
5. Hover over the preview of the theme and then select Install.
6. (Optional) If you want the theme to be active after the installation, select Activate. If not, you can always activate it later 

More info

• Choose a WordPress theme
• Install a WordPress theme with FTP
• Update a theme in WordPress
• If you don't want to install a theme yourself, our WordPress Premium Support team can do that for you.

Change my WordPress theme

You can change the design and functionalities of your WordPress site by switching to a different theme.

 Note: If you don't have the theme you want to use installed on your site, you should install that theme first.

1. Sign in to WordPress
2. In the left-side menu, select Appearance and then select Themes.
3. Scroll through the installed themes, hover over the preview of the theme you want to use and select Activate.

Your theme is now live on your WordPress site.

More info

• If you're not able to sign in to WordPress, you can change your WordPress theme in the database.
• If you're troubleshooting errors on your site, we recommend switching to one of the default WordPress themes.
• If you don't want to change your theme yourself, our WordPress Premium Support team can do that for you.
• Here's how to update a WordPress theme.

• If you don't want to deal with theme updates yourself, we also have a WordPress Premium Support service that can take care of that for you.

.htaccess

The .htaccess file does not normally impact the speed of a website, but if something has been misconfigured then it can happen. Try disabling it by renaming it to something like 1.htaccess, .htaccess.bak, .htaccess_disabled. For assistance with FTP, see What is FTP? 

If this fixes the problem, you will need to edit your .htaccess file to correct the error. Otherwise, if you leave the original .htaccess file disabled, then you will need to reset the Permalinks on your wordPress site. For information on this please see instructions here: Reset WordPress permalinks to fix the 404 error.